Electro-optic and dielectric study of the de Vries-type smectic- A phase exhibiting transitions to smectic- CA and smectic- C phases

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Manna, U ^a   Song, Jang Kun ^a   Panarin, Yu P ^a,b   Fukuda, Atsuo ^a   Vij, J K ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; BIREFRINGENCE; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

DECREASING TEMPERATURE; OPTICAL TEXTURE; SOFT MODE RELAXATION STRENGTH; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT TERMS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS;

EID: 42949113015     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.77.041707     Document Type: Article

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